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There are alot of things that are unexpected in our lives.

Especially when it comes to making friends.

Think about it… there are two types of people in our lives. Friends and enemies.

There are two types of friends.

Friend #1 – The ones that you don’t know that well but you get along with them relatively well (they’re mostly the hi and bye friends)

Friend #2 – The ones that you know very well and love them to death XD

On another hand, there are also two types of enemies.

Enemy #1 – The ones you just don’t like but you don’t know them that well (probably met them once or twice or heard rumors about them but just don’t like them)

Enemy #2 – The ones you know well and you just dislike them so much that you never want to see them again.

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This is how it goes…

You meet A.

From a few or even just one meeting, you categorize them into Friend #1 or Enemy #1 probably based on your impression on them (sometimes, even based on their appearance). Because humans are so blinded by first impressions!!

Friend #1 usually stays as Friend #1. Maybe you don’t contact each other for years until one day, A talks to you again. It may progress to Friend #2 if you get along with A well. Maybe you find common topics and interest. Maybe you’ll be impressed with their work and hobby. Maybe the timing for getting to know them better was right.

Or maybe Friend #1 can progress to Enemy #2. Maybe they’ve gone things that you don’t like. Maybe they offend you and your prorities. Maybe they’re just plain selfish.

Perhaps after you met A, you’ve decided to catagorize them as Enemy #1. Perhaps you just don’t click with them. Maybe they don’t like you either. Maybe you just can’t stand their character. After time, perhaps you get to know them better and still finds them annoying. Then they’ve became Enemy #2.

Or maybe over time, they’ve earned your trust and you start to find more common things amongst each other. Or you have found common goals. Then they’ve became Friend #2. This process is highly complicated but possible too. Ever heard of the term, “know your friends well, but know your enemies better”?

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But what’s the point of me telling you all these?

Well, give you an example. I made a new friend several months back. At first, she was a Friend #1. Gradually after time, she became Enemy #1. Then for some reason, she proceeded to borderline Enemy #1 and Enemy #2. But anyway, there was one day where she said something that offended me. So I decided to voice out my opinions about my dislikes. Surprisingly, she accepted my opinions and also made an apology to me.

She was back to Friend #1. Now she is borderline Friend #1 and Friend #2.

This incident taught me something very important in life.

Friends can definitely become enemies. But enemies can definitely become friends.

However, you can’t predict the future. So, to tell if someone is friend or foe, you’ll have to get to know them better.

Bonding with someone can help you understand them better. Even though, sometimes it brings you disappointment cause the ones which you used to call friends may just become your enemy. But if you never try, you’ll never find out.

Though you may have to climb a few huddles to find out…

It’s better to have 1 good friend in your life than 100 hi-and-bye friends, right?

And who’s to say all your enemies will remain your enemies for life? At least hate someone knowing why you hate them. Don’t blindly hate someone and miss a chance of finding out if they can actually be your best friend.

Best friends are hard to come by!

In another words, never judge a book by its cover. Read the book, and decide if you want to keep it on your bookshelf :]

Like this!

Curling your eyelashes are one of the crucial step when doing your eye make up. Pretty curled lashes will make your eyes appear bigger and you will look more awake.

So girls, if you ever have the need to go out but don’t have enough time for make up, just curl your lashes, put on some mascara and you’re ready to go! :]

Everyone has different sets of eyelashes… some have shorter and some have longer eyelashes. We’re all born differently. I am very lucky to be blessed with a long set of eyelashes. However, some of the tips provided here are for both long and short eyelashes. For short, it will definitely lengthen and make your lashes look more noticeable. For long, it will enhance your eyelashes.

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Tip #1: Clean lashes

Although some of you might think that people with long eyelashes have a better advantage at making their lashes look prettier. You’re wrong!! Sometimes, if the eyelashes are not curled properly, it will have horrible uneven strands. It’s just hair. When you have long hair, but you don’t tidy it up, it will still looks like it’s in a mess. However, short hair is much more manageable.

To prevent eyelashes from looking like a mess after curling, it is important to have CLEAN EYELASHES. That means, all the mascara from previous day have to be removed entirely! You can softly touch your eyelashes to see if they’re hard before you put on your make up to check if there is any mascara left on it. If so, you should remove it with a gentle make up remover.

Mascara residues hardens your eyelashes. If you proceed without removing the mascara residues, not only will the curling but out of shape but it will also make putting on your new coat of mascara more difficult.

Removing mascaras can be a pain in the ass sometimes. But if you have a mascara that is difficult to remove like me, then I would suggest that you use an oil-based/creamy-based make up remover.

At the moment, my two sisters and I use Kose Softymo Deep Cleansing Oil to remove our make up.

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Tip #2: Clean equipment

If you have clean eyelashes but uncleaned eyelash curler, you will still have the same problem as above. Hence, I suggest that you clean your eyelash curler before and after you curled your eyelashes :]

On a side note, it doesn’t really matter what kind of eyelash curler you use. More expensive ones probably last you for longer.

I’m currently using the Shiseido eyelash curler.

I bought this for about $16 (?) and have been using it for over a year now. I haven’t even changed the sponge yet!

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Tip #3: Curling technique

Okay, I have to give some credit to my sis, Catherine, for this one. She was the one who taught me this curling technique.

So if you’re asian like me, your eyelashes would normally look like this uncurled.

LOL, okay don’t laugh cause we all know it’s true XD

Usually most people would choose to curl your eyelashes at only one point of the eyelash.

Don’t laugh at my drawing again!! Cause it’s true. So, alot of people curl their lashes like this. You will find that from the front, it looks fine. But my drawing is exactly how it would look like from the side view… not very pretty isn’t it?

Well, and if you continuely curl your lashes at only one point, you will find that you need to curl with more “strength” to get the lashes to be more noticeable and not like flat asian eyelashes from picture 1.

So, HOW should you curl?

You should be curling your eyelashes like this!

Curl your lashes (starting from the roots) a few times from different points. When you curl your lashes, you can’t expect it to look curl straight after 1 go. You would have to repeat the above curling steps a few times before you get the curling nice.

Once you get pretty curls like this, you’re basically halfway done! :]

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Tip #4: Use the right mascara

It is sooo important to use the right mascara for you. If you use a mascara that weighs down your eyelashes, then your curling step would have all gone to waste!

Also, choose a mascara that is right for you. If you have short lashes, you can go for lengthening mascaras. If you have thin lashes, go for volumising mascaras. If you have long lashes, go for mascaras that is has a light formula.

I have used three mascaras that I really liked in the past (and they do not weigh your eyelashes down!)

I cannot tell you HOW MUCH I love Shiseido Majolica Majorca mascaras. They are so so so awesome.

The only disadvantage in these mascaras is that they are slightly more expensive than the normal drugstore mascaras and they’re difficult to remove (with the average make up remover.. the oil-based make up remover works fine for removing this mascara).

My next favourite mascara is the Maybelline Full n Soft mascara. Like I’ve mentioned before, it does not weigh down your eyelashes. It is perfect for defining every lash.

It volumises quite well but doesn’t length very much (not much of an issue for me). The best bit of this mascara is that it will leave your lashes very soft just like you’re not wearing any mascara at all~ (try it!)

The next one is the Maybelline Sky High Curves mascaras (see how I love Maybelline mascaras? XD). This mascara really defines the curl which I really like. Once again, nope doesn’t weigh down your lashes. It lengthens and volumises your lashes slightly better than the Full n Soft. However, it definitely hardens your lashes a fair bit after application.

Choosing the right mascara for you is about trial and error. However, you can definitely do your own research and find out which mascara you should purchase to try out. I suggest trying drugstore mascaras because alot of them are not bad and is more gentle on your wallet :]

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Tip #5: Fake eyelashes

Is your eyelashes too short? None of those above worked for you? Then maybe you should go for fake eyelashes.

It is important to choose natural looking fake eyelashes to wear (especially if you’re gonna be wearing them quite often).

I have to admit, I’m not an expert on fake eyelashes!

The last time I wore them was… last November XD

Yer, but practice makes perfect!

So, if you have short lashes and you need to go out for a special occasion, why not try fake lashes?

If you do wear fake lashes, it is important to curl your normal lashes with your fake one so it looks more natural!

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I hope you girls reading this have learnt something useful for your daily make up routine!

And remember, make up can only enhance your look. Smiling from within is a more important step to becoming beautiful :]

Some things really amazes me.

Like how the whole world can be sad on one very particular day.

Where people’s sadness can connect with each other and bring one another comfort.

And at the very end of the day, we end up smiling because we can.

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I just got home not too long ago from filming… so tired and have work tmr! XD

Going to bed soon!

By the way…

If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.

But if someone can’t stop being mean to you, then who cares about the previous line?

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I feel so sad

For no reason…

Would someone like to cheer me up?

… pretty please?

LOL, my title is basically true except they’re two separate things.

I spent one whole week at home watching the korean series, You’re Beautiful XD

It’s a really nice drama series that can make you laugh and admire the pretty boys in there :]

Except I didn’t really cry throughout the whole 16 episodes. I probably only got a little teary today when I watched the last episode. But it wasn’t because it’s sad, it’s because it’s touching XD

The female actress in there is soooooo cute!

As for the “I’m selfish” bit, it’s true as well.

Have you ever heard of this saying: You may be able to get along with someone, but you might not be able to live with them?

Well, to add on… if you can even get along with someone, you will never be able to live with them.

I have had a few friends that lived/stayed in my room in the past… my favourite person to live with is Nicole.

Other than her being my best friends and I can totally get along with her, she is like so considerate while living in my house. She is mature and polite to my parents and sisters. She stayed with me for about 1 month but it only felt like 1 week! I wished she could stay longer… the only thing I was annoyed at is how small my room is! So there wasn’t enough space for two. However, the cosy 1 month with Nicole was very nice.

On another hand, my cousin has been staying in my house and room for 1 week… and it felt like 1 year.

=.=

I cannot describe how much I do not wish to live with her… but it’s because our personality totally clashed. She doesn’t understand alot of things that I understand. She take things for granted. She is inpolite, pushy and extremely selfish.

Which brings me back to the point, why am I selfish too?

Well, because she did alot of things that I don’t like. Yet, I am so judgemental on her. I discriminate and scold her because of the things that she did.

So I guess that makes me selfish too?

Partly, my actions are for my family because alot of them are putting up with the same situation as me. However, a big of it is for myself.

One of my friend once told me that if I don’t like something, I should say it out. Voicing your opinions and unhappiness is something that not everyone can do. But if you can master that, you are more true to yourself and your own human nature. Is that true?

I don’t know.

Because alot of the things that I did these few days have been mean and selfish. But if someone keeps on taking advantage of you, does that mean you should still be nice to them regardless? Well, alot of people might say yes. Because people who are bad to you will get their karma.

But if you think about it, perhaps people are mean to you because they think that you’re easily bullied and being brought down. So does showing that you are strong and fierce means that they will stop doing all the nasty things to you?

I guess we will never find out the answer.

But for the situation that I was placed into, I chose to stand up for myself and my family. I don’t know if it is right or wrong. But in this world, nothing is perfect. Perhaps I will get punished someday for being mean. But I won’t stand there and let someone push me over and not say a single word.

Because I am me.

This is me.

1) A surprise compliment from someone that you may not even know

Thank you so much whoever you are because a simple compliment like that (whether it is true or not) had made me smile!

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2) A birthday present with lots of love and meaning

Some of you may have already know (if you follow me on facebook), I actually received this white 16G iPhone 3GS a few ago as my early 21st birthday present.

This phone was actually chipped in by 8 of my very awesome peoples which I am grateful that I’ve made friends with in my life! Thank you guys sooooo much! I really like this present because it is filled with love and happiness :]

I want to thank every single one of them:

- Ken: driving my mom to the phone shop to get this phone and organising the money

- Jeremy & bro: for helping Ken think of this present and being so cool with making money contributions

- Andu: for designing the wallpaper in 5 minutes

- Nicole, Mary, Sawa and Shan: for making generous contributions and efforts to get this phone for me (even though I know you guys may be quite broke at this time of the year!!)

I have no idea how I am going to express how thankful I am except for constantly showing you guys how much I love and treasure this phone :]

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3) Passed and got my license (finally!)

Getting my license is like taking another step to freedom :]

I feel so happy when I see the smile on my parent’s and boyfriend’s face when I told him I passed!

The first person I drove was Ken, Jeremy, Pei and Pui Mon out for dinner. Hehehehe ^^

So guys, watch out for the girl with red P’s cause it might be me XD

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4) Shopping with Mom!

Because we’ll always come home with awesome food and snacks XD

She took my two little sisters and I to the Japanese warehouse yesterday where the supplier showed us lotsa samples!

MOCHI LOVE ^^

Hehehehe, gotta love shopping with mom :]

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All the chaos outside my world seem to be quite complicated lately.

Friend with dramatic lives who doesn’t want to change because she feels like she’s changing for ours, not herself. In the end, nothing has been changed at all. Only because she is blinded their stubborn beliefs. But who am I to be angry for what she did to her life? Because from the very beginning, she didn’t even try a tiny bit to help herself.

You can say you’ve tried and I have nothing else to say. But you will know yourself the best.

And everyone of us will have understand ourselves in order to feel happy.

Everyone should love yourself before you learn to love someone else. I am proud to say that I love myself. But I don’t love myself more than I love anyone else. I also equally love my family, boyfriend and friends.

And when I say that I am happy, I truly am.

Life doesn’t have to be perfect but I still feel happy because I am blessed with happiness!

Are you going to the prom? Special date with your boyfriend? Wedding dinner?

Or do you just want gorgeous and pretty nails like mine?

Right hand

Oh so cute~

Left hand

Heart heart heart!!

And if your answer is… YES YES YES I WANT PRETTY NAILS!

Then YOU are awesome :]

So am I cause my friend did these nails for me. Her name is Sarah and she has a beauty certificate. She’s totally talented as you can tell but because of current studies commitments, she is unable to get a full time job

But she is thinking if starting a small home business with flexible hours doing pretty nails for girls (and guys?). For what she did for my nails (above) will only cost $20~

So if you’re interested in getting your nails done for a cheap price, please leave me a message on my tagboard with your name and email address. You can also email me at irenelee89@hotmail.com ^^

Have a great day everyone!

June is coming to an end and half of 2010 is almost gone~

It is now winter in Perth with freezing negatives dawn and night.

Have YOU been taking good care of your skin, body and health?

So here are some of the products I am going to review for this month…

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1) Stigma Stippling Brush (SS188)

Left: Stigma SS188 Stippling brush

Right: Stigma SS224 Blending brush

As I have reviewed in one of my older entry, I was having so much problems trying to find the perfect stippling brush in Perth. But I was always left with disappointment.

In this entry, I also talked about receiving the Stigma brushes in the mail and how soft it felt when I received them. Most importantly, it did not shred any hair when I first washed it.

HOWEVER, I was a little disappointed after using it for two times.

The first time I used it, I was very happy with the stippling result it is giving. But the problem was, the hair start shredding when I started washing it. Although it didn’t shred alot but I still feel like it is still not the perfect brush I was hoping for.

But as we all say, we have to pay good money for good quality products. For the price I paid for this, it is considered to be a really good brush. Other than the shredding of hair, it is very soft and easy to use.

I actually bought this from the stigma website and if you visit their website, you will realise that there is actually two stippling brushes of different size that they are selling. I bought the smaller one (SS188) and felt that it was too small for stippling foundation. I haven’t used it with blush but I feel that it would somehow be more suitable for puting on blush than foundation.

One other thing is, I have tried using this brush with foundation and BB cream. I realised that foundation actually works better with the stippling brush due to its watery texture and consistency. With BB cream’s thick and creamy consistency, it was harder for the stippling brush to blend it in the skin.

I guess BB cream works better when blended with fingers.

Overall, I DO recommend the Stigma stippling brush if you are looking for a stippling brush that is not too expensive and you’re not picky with very very good quality of brushes. For me, I will continue using this brush though I did think of purchasing the bigger stippling brush (SS197).

And maybe if I saved up enough money in the future, I will definitely purchase the MAC 187 duo fibre brush ($85).

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2) Skinfood Rice Wash Off Mask

I am someone who likes to change my mask all the time. That’s because I want to try different brands.

I had this mask for a very long time – approximately > 6 months.

I never really treated it as a mask because I usually just massage some on my face and wash it off. This mask contains small exfoliating beads which I love to take advantage of for doing my weekly scrubbing of the dead skin on the surface of my skin.

However, it is now winter in Perth and the skin cells takes longer to generate a new layer of skin. So I tend to use this mask more often than in summer.

Recently, I have changed the routine of how I uses this skin mask/scrub. I would exfoliate this mask on my skin and then leave it on for about 20 minutes before I wash it off.

The results is AWESOME. My skin feels really soft after the scrub. When I put on some moisturiser it will absorb quickly!

Some of the other good things about this rice scrub is that it is VERY affordable, smells great and comes in a big 100g tub which takes yonks to finish. Mine is only halfway and I’ve been using it for 6 months!

This mask is a MUST-BUY and of course you can buy it online as either Sasa or Yes Style (Global or Australia).

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3) BB Cream

So BB Cream has been a big hit in asia but surprisingly alot of people in Australia is still stuck with foundation.

Why why whyyyyyy~ People who doesn’t know what BB cream is, go google it and find out, please!

Those who have NOT start using/buying BB creams… GO GO GO!!!! Go buy one now!

Well… of course you can’t just buy any BB creams. I am going to introduce you two that I use which I really like :]

I started off using Missha Perfect Cover BB Cream (SPF 42+++)

I love the fact that this BB Cream gives a really good coverage and has a high SPF of 42+++ (helps prevent aging!!).

Then, I went on to trying out the Skin79 Triple Function BB Cream.

I was sold to this because it was slightly cheaper than the missha BB cream and was recommended by a good friend of mine, Winnie.

This BB cream has SPF of 25 and has triple function of whitening, anti-aging and wrinkles improvement. However, it has a thicker consistency compared to missha.

While using both of them at the same timeframe, I was actually quite troubled by deciding which one to use on a daily basis. So, I came up with a brillant idea.

See, I love the coverage and SPF 42 of Missha BB cream.

But I also love how easy it was to blend Skin79 BB cream is.

So, I ended up mixing the both of them when I put on my foundation. The combination of the two bb cream is just perfect for my skin tone especially in such a weather like this.

I also like to add some of the Skin 79 BB cream with foundation when I go out at night. I find that with a small content of BB cream in my foundation, it was easier to blend (even with stippling brush) and my complexion turns out more radiant.

I bought my BB creams on ebay from this shop. Go check them out if you’re interested.

I HEART BB CREAMS! :]

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4) Ultra 3 Nail Polish

I have always been a big fan of OPI nail polishes and I’m sure alot of girls out that will agree with me that they are one the best nail polish you can possibly buy.

Interestingly, I spotted a girlfriend of mine wearing this really nice coat of nail polish colour in lab class one day. I complimented on that and asked her if it was an OPI brand. To my surprise, she told me it was actually called Ultra 3 and she got this bottle of nail polish for just $2!

So I asked her where she bought them from and I went on to buy some for myself. I bought 3 bottles are 1 go and was soooo satisfied to only pay $6 in total for all 3 bottles.

One of the colour I bought was called Spring Blossom.

P/S: This is not my photo, I got this from makeupsavvy.co.uk :]

The two other colours I bought was called French Nude and Wild Berry.

Wild berry looks like this…

It looks like it’s black in this photo but in reality, it is actually like a blend of dark purple and grey in one. Awesome colour :]

So other than its wide variety of colours, Ultra 3 nail polish is actually very affordable. This nail polish colour last me for about 1 week (around the same as OPI). I have a base coat and 2 coats of colour on.

So, for girls out there who is broke like me and would love pretty colours on their nails, Ultra 3 is a really good brand to try out. Even if you don’t like it, you wouldn’t be worried about burning a hole in your pocket since it only cost ~$2 for a 13.5mL bottle.

Ultra 3 nail polishes can be purchase from most pharmacies.

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That’s all for this month’s reviews. If you would like me to review any products, do write them in the tagboard and I will try my best to give you my opinion on them (if they’re not too expensive to purchase). Or if you have any disagreements with what I have reviewed, also write down your opinions on my tagboard.

You are also welcomed to leave me a question on formspring :]

Post exam happiness!! :]

I feel so free after exams~

So free that I’ve been pretty much sleeping in every single day. Oh, my sweet sweet bed and my awesome awesome sleep XD

Anyway, last night I went to Yokine to do some filming for a short film. It was a freezing night and I had to only wear a mega huge t-shirt and shorts. It took like almost 4 hours to film just a short 20 seconds in the film.

I won’t go into details because I’m not suppose to reveal too much but here is a sneak peak photo!

However, I shall post the video up here once all the filming and editting by Mr Director gets done. Meanwhile, stay tuned for it!

I will definitely be a big part of the video (main actress) though I feel that I’m not really that great at acting.

Oh well, stay tuned and you can judge how good my acting skills are I guess.

So, finished pretty late and ended up going to bed at 1am. Then woke up at 8am this morning to go to workkkk~

Zzz-ing the whole way during work!

But was really happy because I got an awesome breakfast delivery from hun and a surprise visitor at work.

I am really thankful that I got to meet this surprise visitor in life. She is almost like an older sister to me. I am happy for her that she is now happily engaged and planning for marriage. I just hope that she will be able to get through the rough times and be able to get married well! And I want to thank her for making a imaginary invitation to her wedding.

To all the couples out there: if you love each other, you don’t need alot of money for a super grand wedding. All you need is supportive family, blessings from friends and EACH OTHER.

Just make sure you choose the right one to marry to.

People say, don’t marry someone you can live with but marry someone that you can’t live without.

Hun, I can’t live without you – so MARRY ME

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Oops, this is not NOT a proposal hehehehe! (really)